Random House, 1951, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Published in New York by Random House in 1951. First edition. Copyright page states "First Printing." First Issue(book bound in rough cloth). Book very good, with some discoloration on boards, spine and on end-papers, slight wear at corners. DJ very good, with tiny piece missing at top of spine, price-clipped, slight tearing at tail of spine, slight rubbing and chipping at spine ends and corners, slight fading on spine, slight discoloration at edges of flaps and back, some discoloration inside DJ.

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The Grass Harp is a novel by Truman Capote published in 1951 that tells the story of an orphaned boy and two elderly ladies who observe life from a tree. They eventually leave their temporary retreat to make amends with each other and other members of society.

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Bookseller: Bookbid Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003966
Title: The Grass Harp: A Novel
Author: Capote, Truman
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Random House, 1951
Date Published: 1951

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....